Monthly Archives: September 2015

Beautiful Tru-Sound

Posted on September 28, 2015 by simon robinson

London based Gala Records are poorly documented but began around 1958 as a budget label, and remained so through the Sixties.  Much of their recorded output seems to have been bought in from America, often along with the artwork. They … Continue reading →

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Ah! Men

Posted on September 21, 2015 by simon robinson

Ah! Men is a strange concept, and a bit of a weird mix musically unless your play list switches between Val Doonican and Jerry Lee Lewis by choice.  Still the concept title must have seemed fantastic at the Polydor brain-storming … Continue reading →

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Marchi, Italy

Posted on September 15, 2015 by simon robinson

Always nice to have material sent in by other vinyl collectors interested in the packaging. Here is a good example of and album size record bag from the Marchi shop in Florence, Italy.  As was often the case, the shop … Continue reading →

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